Waves lashed the Ocean Ranger oil rig knocking out a porthole window and allowing water to submerge the ballast control room, ...

Drilling activity posted a third consecutive weekly increase, the first such trend since December 2023. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its weekly U.S. rig count was up two rigs to 588 ...

The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. rose by 2 to 588 for a third consecutive weekly gain, Baker Hughes said.

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since July 2024, ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in eight weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Jan. 31. The oil and gas rig ...

Aberdeen became the oil capital of Europe and an estimated half a million jobs were created by the industry over the decades. The world's worst offshore disaster was on the Piper Alpha rig in 1988 ...

The total U.S. rig count is made up of 472 oil rigs, 99 gas rigs, and five miscellaneous rigs, according to the count, which revealed that the U.S. total comprises 511 horizontal rigs, 51 ...

The number of operational oil and gas rigs in the US has decreased for the third consecutive week, reported Reuters, citing US energy services company Baker Hughes. The US oil and gas rig count ...

Massive whale sharks, the gentle giants of the ocean, are engaging in unexpected behavior. According to a new study, whale sharks use oil platforms as migratory stopover sites during their expansive ...

Johnny Sturgeon, a man who has spent the last two years transforming an abandoned oil rig lifeboat into a liveable space, has shared how the completed project has revolutionised his life.

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a third week in a row to the lowest since December 2021, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its ...